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OPINION - Reader Views - AMENDMENT 3 - A difference of opinion

I don't understand letter writer Lynne Ghioto's opposition to Russell Troutman's "My Word" piece. Calling his language "mind-numbingly obtuse" only acts to obscure a very valid point he makes.

I think Troutman speaks in plain English when he says, "If the government is empowered to put a ceiling on what lawyers make, it naturally follows the government is empowered to cap the income Michael Eisner makes." Passing Amendment 3 would set a highly dangerous precedent for governmental authority. Why should the government be allowed to regulate how much money anyone can make?

While it may be true that Troutman probably has an interest in seeing Amendment 3 fail, it doesn't mean that he is wrong. When I read the language of this amendment, all I get is that the government will be given a new power it should not posses. Why should this alarm me?